Leigh Cowart

Broschiertes Buch

Hurts So Good

The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose

Beschreibung

An exploration of why people all over the world love to engage in pain for pleasure--from dominatrices, religious ascetics, and ultramarathoners, to ballerinas, icy ocean bathers, and sideshow performers.

Autor

Leigh Cowart is a researcher and journalist whose work has appeared in the Washington Post, New York Magazine, Buzzfeed News, Hazlitt, Longreads, Vice, and other outlets. Before becoming a journalist, Cowart was immersed in academia, doing research on subjects like sexual dimorphism in leaf-nosed bats, and resource allocation in flowers. They live in Asheville, NC.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: PublicAffairs, U.S.
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 207mm x 137mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 232g
• ISBN-13: 9781541798038
• ISBN-10: 1541798031
• Artikelnr.: 66462158